London's Metro-land. A unique British railway exercise
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- Author(s) Jackson, Alan A
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2006
- Pages 144pp; illus
- Publisher Capital History
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with the development of 'Metro-land', a term coined by Metropolitan Railway Co in 1915 to describe land for residential development along its railway lines in north London. Describes the ways in which the railway and private developers responded to the opportunity after 1918 by encouraging residential development and the movement of people from central London using Metropolitan Railway Country Estates Ltd as its vehicle. Provides details of construction companies involves, eg F & C Costain, T F Nash Ltd, Telling Brothers Ltd, E S Reid, etc.